The state of Florida has dropped all charges against the 12-year-old girl accused of bullying Rebecca Sedwick, a 12-year-old who committed suicide in September, according to a press release from Jose Baez, the attorney representing the defendant.

Baez, who famously won an acquittal for Casey Anthony, is expected to hold a news conference later Wednesday to discuss the new development.

The 12 year old girl had been charged with aggravated stalking in October in connection with the case. A 14 year old girl was also charged with the same at that time. Authorities alleged that both of the girls harassed Sedwick for months before she took her own life.

At the time of the girls’ arrests, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd emphasized the role of parents in getting involved in what their children are doing, especially online. “Ladies and gentlemen, when it comes to cyberbullying, and a lot of this occurred online, when it comes to cyberbullying, it’s very very important that parents understand they’re the first line of defense for either the person being bullied or the person doing the bullying,” Judd said. He has previously been critical of some of the parents in the case, and has not been without his own critics in his handling of the case.

Late last month, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office released a series of private Facebook chats of the two accused middle school girls, in which the 12 year old seemed especially remorseful upon learning of Sedwick’s suicide. “Why does everything have to f*** up i feel like rebeccas dead cause of me if only i could say sorry,” one message from the 12 year old read.

Baez said last month that his client had not done anything criminal. “We don’t need to have any more tragedy…She feels absolutely horrible for what happened to Rebecca,” Baez said after a court hearing.

Baez also told CBS News’ Crimesider that his client “never said a single negative thing to Rebecca” and was being “bullied by the system.”

Well, the whole world now knows how they acted and the results of their actions. That was the real plus of the arrests. Unfortunately, the whole world will forget the names of these girls, their actions and their results by next week. They will be free to harass other girls. Also, what the heck is this that a 12 year old uses such language? I lived in a different world and didn’t hear that world until I married. Looking back, it was a better world by far.

It is awful that the little girl killed herself. But blaming “bullying” is over the top, there never was a case here.

When I was young, we called it “junior high.” Kids are mean. Learning to deal with it is part of life. Being a mean person isn’t a crime.

If the media wanted to shame the bullies, that’s on them. But arrests and charges are just not called for. I begin wonder if the Sheriff is up to date on all the warrants his office is obliged to serve, since he has time to waste on middle school drama.